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'Largest portfolio' – $600m+ deal for seven NZ hotels to be sold

Hotels in Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown are to be sold.

Property Insider: What could the future hold for ex-Auckland Star site? Architects explain champion Te Arai home design

'Somebody, please build something here – anything' debate on a site empty for 36 years.

Highbrook Crossing: New hub for Auckland's Biggest Business Park

Goodman Group is upgrading Highbrook Crossing to add retail, dining and public space to New Zealand’s largest business park in East Tāmaki. Video \ Jason Dorday

NZ's biggest business park getting new hub

After around 20 years of intensive development, the 109ha business park is now finished.

‘State-house boy from Naenae’ to property magnate: Sir Bob Jones' colourful, controversial life

He didn’t suffer fools, loved boxing, smoked a pipe and liked to buy buildings on corners.

On The Up: Christchurch builders rally to support St John with charity house project

Around 30 companies are supporting the charity project.

NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges

The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.

The offspring: How heirs to Kiwi family fortunes earn their keep

Meet the heirs of New Zealand's wealthiest families.

Twenty new buildings planned for Takapuna campground site

Details are out with big plans for the much-loved beachfront site on the waterfront.

'Growing fast': Green light for project set to unlock 3000 homes, supermarket

The project aims to unlock land for up to 3000 homes and a new supermarket in Whangārei.

Du Val unit buyer fears reneging on $850,000 contract

'Targeted and called repetitively by young Pasifika people who got my trust.' - Keil-Hall

Wattle Park developer liquidated: Kiwibank owed $3.6m, Inland Revenue $1.09m

Project completed in January 2022 but developer blames Covid and the downturn for debts.

Clarkes must front up to interview with PwC: High Court

Clarkes have so far refused to be interviewed by the receivers of many Du Val entities.

Property Insider: Fletcher’s $15m ‘mistake’, debate on granny flat law relaxation

What do people in the sector say about Fletcher Building closing its $15m plant?

‘Dream does not become reality’: Steve Evans on Clever Core failure

'Thanks to all who believed in it like me, worked in it, and supported it.'

Contractor left carrying can in Auckland Zoo loo design debate

Construction of accessible bathroom at Auckland Zoo triggers year-long standoff.

Crane numbers down 15% nationally with sharper drop in Auckland

'This is not surprising given the ongoing issues in the market' - Steve Gracey of RLB.

Housing glut: Auckland’s biggest agency has record unsold stock

Some Auckland vendors had begun to expect higher prices, REINZ said of February data.